DAVAO CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) --Unknown to the organizers, the 2013 Philippine Development Forum (PDF) ended with a vote of confidence to Davao City’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry through the conduct of a live streaming press conference between the Davao-based and the Manila-based media.
Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Soliman, World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi and Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Lualhati Antonino served as panelists of the press conference which was physically held at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City, but which was broadcast live at the World Bank office in Manila.
Through live streaming, the Manila-based media were asked to throw in the first two questions which were answered live by the panelists in Davao without any technology glitch at all. While many international conferences have been held in the city, this may well be the first time that a joint press conference between Metro Manila and Mindanao was held live.
The availability of good internet connection in the city shows why Davao is one of the top BPO areas that have become a favorite among BPO providers next to Metro Manila and Cebu. Various BPO companies both voice and non-voice have offices in the city.
This is the second time that the PDF has been held in the city, the first one in 2005.
“Mindanao is one of the focused areas for the PDF which was held here in the city primarily to give the partners a chance to get a feel of Mindanao,” Purisima said. No less than Konishi commented that Davao City is a lot better than the other areas in the Philippines.(lovely a. carillo)
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